I have two calls on my caller ID from this fund raising are of OPD. I do not get a benefit from OPD calling me here in Plattsmouth. I give my money to my sheriff's department.
I am a former member of the FOP (Fraternal Order of Police) When we did fund raising we did it through a company. Most likely this is the same. You will speak to a "hired hand" at a call center. The calls a not from a local precinct or an officer. The company calling gets a percentage of the money raised.
Solicitation call claiming to be with the Omaha Police. I don't live in metro Omaha so they obviously got my number from the phone company. I know it came from the phone company because the phone company spelled my last name wrong on my account so every solicitation call i get that uses my last name incorrectly means they got my name from the phone company.
Check out the financials for yourself: https://www.causeiq.com/organizations/fraternal-order-of-police,237154109/
Approximately 85% of your donation pays the telemarketing firm that is not connected to the police at all. Only 6% of your donation goes to charitable donations. Instead of sending your money to the telemarketers, cut out the middle man and send 6% of it directly to the FOP. So for a $20 donation, send a check for $1.20 instead. Are the stickers they send you really worth the extra $18.80?